. >> reporter: reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, this is now one of the worst years for west nile virus in the united states. so far they have counted more than 4500 cases and 183 deaths. cases were up 8% this week, 15 more deaths were reported nationwide. california has seen nearly 300 cases which is the second worst of all the states. he is the first to test positive and he became ill and it was reported after the abatement district last week. >>> a san francisco man has filed a complaint, he claims at&t blocked customers who have limited data plans from using 4g or 3g connection. the man said in the complaint the only reason he upgraded his phone was because he wanted to communicate with his family when he is traveling. they use the feature over whyfie. >>> they may come up with a counter proposal. it is all to preserve an 82 game season. yesterday they called it a small step forward towards ending the lock out but it will cost players 1 is $.6 billion over six years. >>> the mid-peninsular district voted to leave the tower inta

reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> several locations are offering free viewing parties. in san francisco, they are hosting a viewing party. in burlingame, you can see a public library and it will be at the center. >>> 56 million social security recipients just found out how much will go up next year. social security will go up 1.7% in january and it is tied to inflation. that makes it one of the smallest increases since 1975. >>> well today marks seven months since sierra lamar disappeared. she vanished on her way to school and days later, her phone, her purse some clothing, it was all found near her home. they think she has died and they have charged antolin garcia-torres with her murder. they will have a memorial for her which begins at 5:00. >>> a mother is accused of having her five-year-old daughter shop list. marcy allegedly told her daughter to shop list from a morgan hill grocery store and when her daughter was stopped she hopped in the car and drove off. she is now facing felony commercial burglary charges. >>> they will hear a

reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> don't forget, we will bring you the coverage live and the debate will be followed by a special addition of our ktvu news. >>> and they are warning about identity theft after several male thefts were reported in novato. 2 dozen mailboxes were reported on school road and crest road. the mail stolen included personal checks, credit cards and other items containing financial information. if you have any information about these thefts, get in contact with the police. >>> in berkeley, get in contact with the city lie -- sit-lie ordinance where people would be banned during certain hours. some say it's good for business but some protesters say the law targets homeless. >>> nurses walked off the job just a few minutes ago in a strike that is scheduled to last more than 24 hours. hundreds of replacement nurses have been hired and hospitals will stay open, however they will be closed in windsor because of the strike and the hospital is at odds because of on call pay >> >> a bay area man started a local anti-pro

d.c. allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> when you pass by the gas station you probably notice gas prices are still high but relief could soon be on the way. prices are averaging 467 per gallon but -- $4.67 per gallon. now that they have approved the winter blend they are hoping it will pump up the supply. now senator barbara boxer has also asked the department of justices gas fraud group to look at whether it was used as an excuse to pump up gas prices. >>> the man accused of stealing a celebrity car, he is accused of killing two people inside a car and he is accused of stealing a car from a celebrity chef. guns were found in wade's story locker along with other items. >>> one of the winners has a bay area connection. david and sergio is known for their methods for observing tiny particles and not destroying them. he received his behalf lore's -- bachelor's degree from uc berkeley. >>> a letter from einstein challenging god is on the auction block. in it einstein dismisses the idea of god and he wrote it to a jewish philosopher one year before he died. >>> they are looking at a co

reporting live from washington, d.c., allison you burns, ktvu channel 2 news -- alison burns, ktvu channelan is staying on target. he's staying with the facts. and biden is taking his gloves off and just going after interruptions and not making himself clear. >> i think the president is an excellent president. he's a very decent man. sometimes he's too decent. and joe biden is showing that you have to call somebody out when they are saying something that isn't true and that's what he did. >> how will you vote? well, take the election quiz and find out which president is best for you. "like" ktvu on facebook and you will find that quiz understand our photo. >>> it's a bitter congressional race between two congressional lawmakers turned ugly at a debate last night. >>> youtube footage shows brad sherman showing his arm around -- throwing his arms around howard's shoulder saying do you want to get into this? a sheriff's deputy intervened. a redirecting process has put the two incumbents together. >>> the money that's collected would go to victims' offices but critics say it's not the solution

. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., allison darns ktvu channel 2 news -- alison burnsel 2 news. >>> california will become the first station in the nation to ban therapy that tries to turn gay or lesbian teenagers stake. the vote takes effect january 1st. those who oppose the bill intended to -- intend to bill plan to enforce this. >>> a bill applies those convicted of murder when they were juveniles, if an inmate has showed at least 15 years and shows remorse and is taking steps towards being rehabilitated. a judge may reduce a life sentence without parole. >>> 7:17. new this morning, an american airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in new york for an unemployment reason. a row of seats became unbolted. it says the plane that was heading from miami to boston had to be diverted yesterday. no one was seriously hurt. but it's another blow to the airline which is already struggling with bankruptcy and also delayed flights. the airline carrying the baltimore orioles, their flight was diverted to jacksonville. the plane was inspected and cleared to clean on with